Scary Statistics
By Doug Perry
I was wondering what to post today and received this today from
a friend in Israel. I thought it was so good, I would share it
with you.
"THE UNARGUABLE FACTS" -by Doug Perry. [-Kansas City
businessman]
Forgive Us, God!! Big Government. Big Business. Big Oil. Big
Tobacco. BIG CHURCH. The Church has become part of the problem.
We're not living like Christ. Of course they think we're
hypocrites - because we ARE! Forgive us, God.
"Scarey Stats"
We fully expect you to stomp away mad, but you might want to
consider that our only effort here is to point out facts about
how big the problem has gotten .
This is a compilation of the scariest, most embarrassing, most
shocking statistics and information about the Church and its
affairs. Somebody is going to have to stand before Jesus one day
and explain their role in this. We don't want it to be us - or
you. We don't quote anything haphazardly without having good
documentation and sources.
The FACTS:
38 countries are primarily unevangelized. (i.e. 1.6 Billion
souls)
Assets of the Church:
US Christians control TRILLIONS in assets while at any given
time 200,000,000 Brothers and Sisters starve.
78 countries each have Great Commission Christians whose
personal incomes exceed US$1 billion a year. Financial Fraud in
the Church:
Annual church embezzlements by top custodians exceed the entire
cost of all foreign missions worldwide. Emboldened by lax
procedures, trusted church treasurers are embezzling from the
Church $5,500,000 PER DAY. That's $16 Billion per YEAR! {For
reference: TOTAL Christian spending on foreign missions is only
$15 Billion. God forgive us!}
Criminal penalties against clergy in sexual abuse cases now
exceed $1 billion, causing a number of churches, dioceses and
denominations to be forced into bankruptcy.
Wasteful Spending by the Church:
95% of all church budgets in the US are spent on our own
comforts and programs. Less than 1% is spent on evangelism to
the most unreached.
40% of the church